GruulLegendary Creature — Phyrexian BeastMigloz, Maze Crusher
Mana value3Rank#15,984
The Commander
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Gameplan
Drop Migloz as a 5/5 for three mana and beat down fast, spending oil counters to grant evasion (vigilance/menace) and pumps to push damage through while breaking key artifacts/enchantments. Refuel the counters with proliferate and counter-doublers so you never run dry, turning a single body into a recurring threat that demands a removal answer every turn.
Strengths
- Aggressively costed 5/5 for three that pressures the table immediately
- Built-in evasion (menace) and trample-enabling pumps make him a real Voltron threat
- Self-contained artifact/enchantment removal stapled to the commander
- Loves counter synergies—proliferate exponentially extends his usefulness
Weaknesses
- Oil counters are a finite resource without proliferate or recursion support
- No native trample, so chump blockers can stall a single big attacker
- Spot removal sets you back hard since the deck leans on the commander
- Two-color GR lacks card draw and interaction depth compared to other pairs
Key Cards
- Hardened Scales — Effectively boosts how many oil counters enter and proliferate add, deepening your fuel reserve.
- Inexorable Tide — Proliferates every time you cast a spell, endlessly refilling Migloz's oil counters.
- Branching Evolution — Doubles counters placed, so Migloz can enter with extra oil for more activations.
- Embercleave — Adds trample and a huge swing, converting Migloz's menace pressure into lethal commander damage.
- Shifting Woodland — Cheap proliferate-friendly land package and ramp keep the activations and threats flowing.
Upgrade Path
Lean harder into proliferate and counter-doubling (Hardened Scales, Branching Evolution, Vorinclex, Inexorable Tide) so Migloz's oil pool is effectively infinite. Add trample and protection equipment like Embercleave, Loxodon Warhammer, and Lightning Greaves plus haste enablers to weaponize commander damage, and round out with efficient GR ramp and a few protection/recursion spells to insulate against the removal that punishes commander-centric builds.
Core Cards
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Win Conditions
- ▸Commander damage via Migloz suited up with Embercleave or trample equipment
- ▸Wide aggressive board of GR beaters overwhelming after Migloz clears blockers
- ▸Repeated proliferate keeping Migloz an unkillable, pumped, evasive threat
Archetypes
- Voltron — Cheap evasive body with pumps and equipment slots makes commander-damage kills realistic.
- Counters/Proliferate — Oil counters reward proliferate and counter-doubling engines to keep abilities online indefinitely.
- Aggro Midrange — GR ramp into efficient beaters with Migloz applying constant early pressure and removal.
- Stax-light/Disruption — Repeatable artifact/enchantment destruction punishes mana rocks and lock pieces.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (GR), by popularity.
